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- If You're Looking For Motivation, Take Action. Tea With Maria Grace Wolk.
Feeling deflated and demotivated lately? If you've been blasting your "hype music" playlist on repeat but still can't seem to find your groove, it's time for a change. Stop running away from taking action and let's get moving!
In this episode, Maria Grace Wolk spills all the juicy details on the power of vulnerability, motivation, and the incredible benefits of running. She shares her experience on how running has become a meditative practice for her and helps her manage high anxiety levels as a Ted talk speaker and a mother.
Put in your air pods and get ready to take action! 🎧🏃♀️🏃♂️
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Hear how a Ted talk speaker manages high levels of anxiety.
Learn the importance of knowing your “why” when it comes to behavior change and working towards a goal.
Hear how motivation is actually created and built.
Understand the impact staying connected can have on your mental health.
Listen to Grace’s tips on sticking healthy habits.
Full Show Notes Here
Connect With Maria Grace Wolk:
Instagram.com/mariagracewolk
website: www.mariagracewolk.com
Youtube: @theGraceMatrix
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Watch Her Ted Talk Here
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37 min - Shut Up and Listen. It May Save Your Life-Sober Tales With Brad Jennings
When was the last time someone said something that changed your life? We all remember those earth-shattering moments when a single sentence reverberates through our minds.
In this episode, my friend, Brad Jennings, shares his struggles with addictions and the impact of sobriety on his life. The real question here is: are you ready to listen?
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Hear Brad’s story of dealing with inner demons through drugs and alcohol use.
Learn about how Brad worked with the system in order to change his life.
Listen to what he believes are necessary ingredients to change your life when you have previously tried and failed.
Understand the importance of having the right people in your life in order to make changes.
Listen to Shaelene’s take on the experience as someone who was present that night and also has a history of addiction in her family.
Brad brings home the truth that helping others helps us heal. What did you take away from this vulnerable and personal episode?
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with Brad:
(1) Bradford Jennings | Facebook
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Thanks for joining us on the T-Talk podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a 5-star rating and review. This helps the T-Talk mission of creating accessibility to mental health support and decreasing stigma.
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44 min - When It Hurts Like A Mother
Don't let your own issues with your mom hold you back in your parenting journey or your own relationship with yourself. Tune in to this episode as Natalie LeQuang spills the tea on how Kelly McDaniel's Mother Hunger transformed how she views her relationship with her own mom.
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
- Learn about the concept of Mother Hunger and how it can show up in different stages of life.
- Listen to Natalie’s and Shaelene’s experiences of healing while also navigating being new moms.
- Understand concepts of attachment wounding.
- Identify pivotal moments throughout the lifespan that are impacted by the relationship you have with your mom.
- Find concrete tools to start healing yourself through how you see the relationship with your mother.
- Have you ever heard of mother hunger before this episode? How much did it resonate with you? Share with me!
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with Natalie:
@safehavenNashville
@safehavenmama
Connect with Shaelene:
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Thanks for joining us on the T-Talk podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a 5-star rating and review. This helps the T-Talk mission of creating accessibility to mental health support and decreasing stigma.
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36 min - Uncomfortable Conversations. Shaelene Spills The Tea On Why Therapy Isn't Working for You.
Feeling like therapy isn't doing the trick? Let's face it: Discussing your issues over-and-over can get pretty exhausting. This episode is just what you need to inspire a change—I'm spilling everything from why therapy hasn't been working for YOU, plus how to stick it out until something does work! Grab a comfy seat because I've got all the answers about when enough really IS enough - no more settling!
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Learn what to look out for as a client if you feel stuck in therapy.
Identify solutions as a client and therapist if your sessions don’t feel productive.
Hear some of Shaelene’s unpopular opinions on what’s not working in therapy.
Final note! T-Talk will be taking a much needed break during the rest of May and will return in June will fresh new episodes!
See you then!
Full Show Notes Here
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Thanks for joining us on the T-Talk podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a 5 star rating and review. This helps the T-Talk mission of creating accessibility to mental health support and decreasing stigma.
30 min - "...But Wait, It's Possible Right?" Gina Recovers From Harm OCD.
Are you always on the lookout for danger? Maybe you can't shake those haunting images or relentless intrusive thoughts that seem to be on loop in your mind. It's time to face them head-on and finally break free from their grip.
In this episode, Gina Abbondante shares her own struggle with harm OCD and how we are capable of taking control and pushing past those barriers our own minds have created for us. It's time to embrace the challenge of overcoming your fears and take control of your life with courage and determination.
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Learn about harm OCD as well as other themes OCD can carry.
Listen to a therapist’s story of recovering from intrusive thoughts of harm and suicide.
Understand how entertaining the possibility of thoughts happening reinforces fear.
Gain resources and tools to recover from intrusive thoughts.
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with Gina
Change of Mind Counseling Instagram
Website
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Thanks for joining us on the T-Talk podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a 5 star rating and review. This helps the T-Talk mission of creating accessibility to mental health support and decreasing stigma.
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35 min - What the Heart Can Hold. Releasing Bottled Up Emotions Through Breathwork
Trigger Warning: Hi everyone, this episode discusses substance use and is a story of recovery. So if you are not in the space to listen to this episode, feel free to just come back another time or listen to some past episodes. Take care of yourself.
Are you suffocating under the weight of your emotional clutter? Your emotional shelf may be overflowing with feelings that you never wanted to collect in the first place. It's time to take a deep breath and declutter your emotional space.
In this episode, breathe in Francisca's expertise of Breathwork and find a new way to heal beyond conventional therapies. Don't let life's chaos bury you, learn to face your emotions head-on.
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Hear Francisca’s near death experience and what pushed her away from numbing and into emotion experience.
Learn about what conscious connected breathwork and how to find an instructor.
Understand why leaning into emotions can result in feelings increased love, compassion and bursts of insight.
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with Francisca:
Website
Instagram
YouTube
Connect with Shaelene:
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Thanks for joining us on the T-Talk podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a 5-star rating and review. This helps the T-Talk mission of creating accessibility to mental health support and decreasing stigma.
Interested in advertising your business or services on T-Talk?
Check out our Podcast Sponsorship page, where you can check out everything included in our Pod Sponsor Package and see if it’s the right fit for you, your audience and your business!
35 min - The Lies Depression Told Me and Living ALIVE. Tea With Jennifer Agee
When depression and suicidal thoughts have a powerful grip on your life, it can be hard to see beyond the darkness that envelops you. It's as if a thick fog has descended around us, trapping us in all its lies and making escape seem nearly impossible.
Jennifer Agee shares her own experience with the lies and distortion of depression and how she started living a more intentional life - by not choosing suicide. If you are ready to take in all this life has to offer without depression wreaking havoc in your mind, this episode is for you!
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Hear what it means to Jennifer to truly live life without regrets.
Understand the importance of healing your younger parts.
Listen to Jennifer’s story in battling Major Depressive Disorder.
Learn why the phrase “Depression is a Liar” is relevant in recovering from depression.
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with Jennifer:
Website
Connect with Shaelene:
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Thanks for joining us on the T-Talk podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a 5-star rating and review. This helps the T-Talk mission of creating accessibility to mental health support and decreasing stigma.
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33 min - Find The Brain Spot. Vanessa Solis Shares the Tea On Healing As A Trauma Therapist With Trauma.
Ever feel like your family tree is more of a twisted vine of trauma, passing down its gnarly legacy generation by generation? Sometimes we're too scared to even peek between the leaves, but we have to get to the root of the trauma if we want to untangle ourselves and thrive!
Vanessa Solis, a licensed clinical social worker and owner of a group practice named Empowered Mind Therapy Center, focuses on empowering women of color and their own healing from trauma. If you’re ready to ditch the family baggage once and for all, this episode is for you!
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Learn about ways to heal internalized trauma.
Understand the impact of generational trauma and racism on how you see yourself in the world.
Hear Vanessa’s story on healing wounds of her own as a therapist.
Understand what Brainspotting is, as a therapy modality.
Gain concrete steps on combating feelings of not fitting in, living small and feeling as though you are not enough.
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with Vanessa:
@heyvanessasolis
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Thanks for joining us on the T-Talk podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a 5-star rating and review. This helps the T-Talk mission of creating accessibility to mental health support and decreasing stigma.
36 min - My Career Is Killing Me. Lucia Reyes Exits The Classroom For Her Mental Health.
Let's chat about our true superstars – teachers, the ones shaping the future, molding minds, and basically ruling the world, but are they getting the high-fives and gold stars they deserve? Nope! Teachers worldwide are stuck in the school of hard knocks, dealing with exploitation and playing dodgeball with injustice.
Lucia Reyes, a rebellious educator, shares her story of breaking out of exploitative situations and finding the balance between educating and advocating for what was right. If you are ready to witness teachers slam-dunking against inequality and being treated like the unshakable educators they are, this episode is for you!
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
Hear Lucia’s story on leaving the school system after 20 years to prioritize her own mental health.
Listen out for signs that you may be able to relate to when considering leaving a workplace due to toxicity, values misalignment and burnout.
Understand the complexities teachers and students face in many school systems.
Hear ways to improve your workplace relationships if you are staying in your career and are unhappy.
Learn about the intersection of racism, oppression, education systems and mental health.
Learn about ESTE.Inc a nonprofit geared towards helping schools, students and communities in rebellious ways.
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with Lucia
@este.inc
@thefightbackcollective
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Announcing Experience Wise Mind Yoga Series!
This is for you if: You have a hard time trusting yourself, are in your head too much, or understand wise mind & intuition as concepts, but want to experience them in your body.
This 4-week series offers tools to get out of your head and into your body so that you can access your intuition and feel more confident making wise mind decisions. Led by Alex Panchella, LPC, RYT the classes will blend mindfulness, gentle yoga and breathwork.
This series is In-Person Only and will be held at our beautiful Voorhees Yoga Studio.
Thursdays 5:00pm-6:00pm | March 30, April 2, 13, 20
$100/series | Ages 16+ | Limited Spots Available!
https://www.dbtofsouthjersey.com/yoga
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42 min - When Dopamine Hijacks Your Ability to Rest: Using Lessons from Nature to Influence Energetic Ebbs With Kellysue
We all know that rest is essential for our physical and mental health, but it can often feel like a rebellious act to take the time for ourselves. Not only do we often feel guilty or lazy for resting, it’s also not always considered Instaworthy. KellySue is here to say that’s OK! Rest can be unsexy!
Kelly Sue, an expert in the field of self-care, has developed courses to help people learn how to prioritize rest in their lives and is helping people reconnect with their bodies in order to heal and find their way back to their natural rhythms.
If you're ready to learn how to downshift your pacing a bit and integrate true rest and recovery into your lifestyle all year long, this episode is for you!
Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:
- Learn how to use the seasons and concept of “wintering” to aid in your mental health feeling more balanced.
- Understand how living in a pattern without change can keep you stuck and depleted of energy.
- Hear the importance of having “white space” on your calendar.
- Gain practices to help decrease extremes and judgments in your daily life.
Full Show Notes Here
Connect with KellySue
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Announcing Experience Wise Mind Yoga Series!
This is for you if: You have a hard time trusting yourself, are in your head too much, or understand wise mind & intuition as concepts, but want to experience them in your body.
This 4 week series offers tools to get out of your head and into your body so that you can access your intuition and feel more confident making wise mind decisions. Led by Alex Panchella, LPC, RYT the classes will blend mindfulness, gentle yoga and breathwork.
This series is In-Person Only and will be held at our beautiful Voorhees Yoga Studio.
Thursdays 5:00pm-6:00pm | March 30, April 2, 13, 20
$100/series | Ages 16+ | Limited Spots Available!
https://www.dbtofsouthjersey.com/yoga
Interested in advertising your business or services on T-Talk?
Check out our Podcast Sponsorship page, where you can check out everything included in our Pod Sponsor Package and see if it’s the right fit for you, your audience and your business!
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About T-Talk
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T-talk, a podcast for all things related to healing, and a place for sharing the therapy tea. I’m your therapist, though not your actual therapist, and host, Shaelene! Join me each week as we feel a…
little more human and navigate this thing called life.